In his novel “You Can’t Go Home Again,” a book recently donated by Furman alumnus Robert Brooks (’61), Thomas Wolfe proposes
that a person can never return home because no place ever remains unchanged by time. While this is true, texts such as books,
letters, and diaries, in addition to visual materials ,can provide a window into the past, allowing us to glimpse the home that we left behind. This exhibit explores travel literature written about the Palmetto State, documenting the experiences of both
natives and non-natives alike over the centuries through materials including books, diaries, maps, postcards and photographs.